Călin Georgescu learns today whether he will be released from pretrial detention. The Bucharest Tribunal is expected to make a decision

The Bucharest Tribunal is resuming on Monday the hearing of the request by Călin Georgescu to replace pre-trial detention with a milder measure, namely house arrest or judicial supervision. The court is to reassess the situation of the defendant, who has been in pre-trial detention since September 29.

The ruling was postponed last week because the judges had not received the reasoning behind the Bucharest Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the extension of the preventive measure. Georgescu had previously obtained favorable rulings from the Bucharest Tribunal, but these were overturned by the appellate court.

The case is based on a complaint filed by businessman Răzvan Leu, who claims he was defrauded of 1.1 million euros in an alleged precious-metals deal and the attempted acquisition of an international loan. According to the investigation, Georgescu allegedly recommended Ionel Rusen to him, who allegedly put him in contact with Massimiliano Arena, presented as a representative of a Swiss bank. Prosecutors claim that the victim was asked for a guarantee of one million euros and subsequently another 100,000 euros, in the context of a promise of a loan of up to 15 million euros. The loan did not materialize, and the money was allegedly not returned. The choice of the preventive measure rests with the court.